Instructions for inmates working in offices
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This typescript volume instructs inmates working as clerks in their duties and responsibilities. General instructions urge courtesy, obedience, discretion, etc. Specific instructions regarding filling out forms, carrying messages, updating records, and other duties instruct clerks working for: the Assistant Superintendent; the Military Instructor; the Dentist; the Oculist; and the Night Count (recording the nightly inmate census).
Title
- Instructions for inmates working in offices
Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet; (1 volume)
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A2083
Creator
Scope and Content Note
A typescript volume instructs inmates working as clerks in their duties and responsibilities.
General instructions urge courtesy, obedience, discretion, etc. Specific instructions regarding filling out forms, carrying messages, updating records, and other duties instruct clerks working for: the Assistant Superintendent; the Military Instructor; the Dentist; the Oculist; and the Night Count (recording the nightly inmate census).
Other Finding Aids
Table of contents in front of volume.
Custodial History
The Dept. of Correction placed these records on loan to the Syracuse University Library from 1960-1977.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Access Terms
Corporate Name(s)
- Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents in the City of New York
- New York (State). Department of Correction
- New York (State). Department of Correctional Services
- New York (State). Department of Correction
Geographic Name(s)
Subject(s)
- Reformatories
- Juvenile detention homes
- Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation
- Prison administration
- Juvenile corrections